Faculty & Staff
Patricia Annis (Professor, Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors) has been awarded the Senior Distinguished Teaching Award from Gamma Sigma Delta.
Jorge Atiles (Associate Dean for Outreach and Extension) and Julia Reguero de Atiles (Senior Academic Professional, Human Development and Family Science) were named as 2008 program chairs for Leadership Georgia, a statewide leadership program for young business, civic and community leaders.
Don Bower (Department Head, Professor, and Extension Specialist, Human Development and Family Science) will retire effective June 30, after spending a total of 32 years with Cooperative Extension and the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Diane Costyn (Academic Advisor, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been selected as the 2008 FACS Advisor of the Year. Departmental Advisors of the Year are Anne Allen (Academic Advisor, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors), Alex Anderson (Assistant Professor, Foods and Nutrition), Connie Rash (Assistant Director, Student Services), and Chris Todd (Professor, Human Development and Family Science).
Brenda Cude (Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been awarded the Senior Distinguished Extension/Outreach Award for Gamma Sigma Delta.
Helen Hall (Professor, Workforce, Leadership and Social Foundations) will retire effective June 1. She has been with the University of Georgia for 18 years and has a total of 39 years of service.
Ann Hudgins (Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent, Seminole County) is the recipient of the 2008 Thomas F. Rodgers Outreach Agent Award. Luz Cooper (Extension Program Assistant, Colquitt County) received the Outreach Paraprofessional Award, and Mary Ann Johnson (Professor, Foods and Nutrition) received the Outreach Faculty Award.
Diann Moorman (Assistant Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been selected as the 2008 FACS Teacher of the Year. Departmental Teachers of the Year are Emily Blalock (Lecturer, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors), Tracey Brigman (Lecturer, Foods and Nutrition), and Mariana Souto-Manning (Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Science).
Velma McBride Murry (Professor, Human Development and Family Science) is the principal investigator on a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to continue work on an at-home computer-based program that increases the strengths and pride of rural African-American families and communities. The grant extends the work Murry started with the Strong African American Families program which helps identify and solve challenging child and family relationships.
Robb Nielsen (Assistant Professor, Housing and Consumer Economics) has been named Teacher of the Year by the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity.
Leslie Simons (Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science) has been promoted to associate professor with tenure.
Anita Smith (Senior Public Service Associate, Human Development and Family Science) received the 2007 Jo Cato Perseverance Award for her long-standing support of children and child care providers across Georgia.
Mariana Souto-Manning (Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Science) has been named the 2008 Language and Social Processes Emerging Scholar recipient by the American Educational Research Association.
Zolinda Stoneman (Director, Institute on Human Development and Disability) is the 2008 recipient of the Heart of Gold Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Atlanta Alliance on Development Disabilities.
Lynda Walters (Professor, Human Development and Family Science) retired April 1, after completing 29 years of service.